Parasiticidal compositions



Patented Dec. .31, 1946 2,413,627 PARASITICIDAL COMPOSITIONS William F. Hester, Drexel Hill, and w a Craig,

Philadelphia, Pa", assignors to Riihm 8; Haas hia. Pa., a corporation of Company, Philadelp Delaware No Drawing. Application June 3. 1942,

Serial No. 445,645 I 6 Claims. 167-30) This invention deals with parasiticidal'compositions containing an aminobenzoic acid or a salt thereof as an active principle. More particularly this invention deals with insecticidal and fungicidal sprays and dusts which contain as an I active agent a compound of the formula N -pheny1C 0 O M n i wherein R represents-hydrogen, an aliphatic hydrocarbon group, or an acyl group, and M'represents hydrogen or a salt-forming cation.

It has been found that the acids and salts of the above type have fungicidal value and also insecticidal value; They are generally useful in combatting and preventing attacks oi-fungion living plants without appreciable damage .to the host plant and at the same time are of value in destroying various insects. The aminobenzoates may be applied as solutions, suspensions in liq-, uids, or dusts. They may be used as the sole parasiticidal agent or may be used in conjunction with other toxicant,- whether fungicide or insecticide. The parasiticidal composition may ing. agents or adhesives. If desired, an aminobenzoate may be applied on a solid carrier whether lnaspray oradust. Y

Th aminobenzoic acids and salts which have in fungicidal compositions.

contain wetting or spreading agents and/or sticka been found to have parasiticidal action include not only those having a phenyl group substl: tuted with a carboxyl group and an amine or substituted amine group but also those having in addition to the carboxyl and amino substituents a further nuclear substltuent of a relatively inert, neutral nature, such as alkyl, aryl,- aralkyl, halogeno, acyl, or thiocyano. Such substituents include methyl, ethyl, isopropyl, tert.-butyl, chloro, bromo, acetyl, phenyl, benzyl, methyl ben'zyl, etc.

As a substltuent of the amino group there may be used any acyl group such as acetyl, butyryl, valeryl, lauroyl, etc., or a hydrocarbon group, such as methyl, propyl. allyl, methallyl, butyl. benzyl, or the like. The amine or substituted amine group may occupya position which is ortho, meta, or para to the carboxyl group. The latter group may be in its acid form or in the form of a salt such as an amine salt (methylamine, dimethylamine, trimethylamine, amyl amine, triethanolamine, ethylene diamine, triethylene tetramine, etc.), a salt of a metal such as lithium, soduim, potassium, calcium, barium, cadmium, lead, copper, silver, iron, zinc, etc., or a salt of a strong organic base, such as a quaternary ammonium salt, including the trimethyl benzyl ammonium salt, diethyl dibenzyl ammonium salt, etc.

The aminobenzoates having substituted amine groups may be prepared by reaction of the amino acids with alkylating agents such as methyl iodide, ethyl sulfate, methallyl chloride, benzyl chloride, etc. or with acylating agents such as acetyl chloride, benzoyl chloride, butyryl bromide, lauroyl chloride, etc., or acetic anhydride, benzoicv anhydride, 'butyric anhydride, or other anhydride of a similar carboxylic acid. The acid maybe reacted directly with metal hydroxides or oxides to yield a metal salt. Alternatively a soluble salt may be formed and a solution thereof reacted with a solution of a-salt of a metal yielding an insoluble amlnobenzoate. This is a convenient method for the preparation of aminobenzoatesof' such metals as cadmium, zinc, silver, copper. barium, etc. The salts of metals of known fungicidal action are particularly ellective The variety of salts which are thus eflective, however, makes possible the choice of agents which are most suitable for any given application and makes possible the avoidance in any given case of the use of a metal toward which a given plant may be sensi tive.

- In the testing of aminobenzoates for fungicidal action plates were coated with cellulose acetate, then sprayed with solutions or suspensions of various aminobenzoates and dried. The plates were then inoculated with spores of Macrosporz'um sarcinaeforme and incubated. The germination or lack of germination of the spores was then observed. The aminobenzoates were also studied for insecticidal value against such pests as Mexican bean beetle larvae on bean plants, and aphids or red spiders on nasturtiums. In making these tests the amlnobenzoates were applied in sprays or in dusts and the results determined after a 24 hour interval.

Typical results are described below.

Anthranilic acid was dissolved in alcohol and the solution taken up on talc, which was then' dried and ground. A spray containing anthranillc acid at 1% was applied to bean plants intested with Mexican bean beetle larvae. A concupric salt of 2-amino-5-thiocyano anthranilic acid, incorporated into a 1% dust with magnesium carbonate gave a 72% control of aphids and was quite effective as a fungicide. Satisfactory tests were likewise obtained with the zinc, the ferrous, and the ferric salts of the last named acid.

By reaction of acetic anhydride and 2-amino- 5-chloro-anthranilic acid there was obtained the corresponding Z-acetamino derivative. The sodium salt was prepared by neutralization of the acid with sodium hydroxide. A solution of this salt was treated wtih an equivalent amount of copper sulfate in aqueous solution to yield the copper salt. Both acid and salts were found to be fungicidally active. Sprays containing 1% of these agents gave controls of 99% against bean beetle larvae.

The benzoyl derivative of anthranilic acid was CiI-IzwrCONHCeHaCOOH-Z prepared and found to be active. both fungicidally was prepared using commercial fatty acids, in

which n hasan average value of about 12, as

the source of the acyl groups. This compound diluted 1:1600 in a spray gave a control of aphids of 73%.

The meta-acetaminobenzoic acid was prepared and tested as a stomach poison against bean beetle larvae with a control of 56% from a spray having a 1% concentration of this toxicant. The copper salt of this compound was particularly fungicidal. The comparable para acid and salt were also prepared and tested. They were somewhat more active, giving a control of 63% against bean beetle larvae. The fungicidal activity of para-aminobenzoic acid was also established by test.

Another type of product tested and found insecticidally active was CICHzCONI-ICeHeCOOI-i-Q The salts of this acid were also effective;

Acetanthranilic acid was prepared and sodium, copper, iron, zinc, cadmium, etc., salts formed therefrom. Powdery mildew on snapdragons was controlled with a spray having 2 lbs. of the acid in 100 gallons of solution. Powdery mildew on roses wascontrolled with sprays containing one-half and one pound respectively per 100 gallons of the copper salt. Barium and iron salts were also tested and found fungicidally and insecticidally 4 active. In preventing damping ofl of seeds the acetanthranilates were found particularly eflective.

The aminobenzoates may be used as the sole parasiticidal agent or they may be used in conjunction with other insecticides and other fungicides, such as nicotine, pyrethrum, rotenone, thiocyanates, cuprous oxide, copper oxychloride, basic copper sulfate, etc.

The species relating to acetanthranilic acid has already been disclosed and claimed as a fungicidal agent in U. S. Serial No. 404,970, filed August 1, 1941, now U. S. Patent 2,297,557, issued September 29, 1942, and the present application is a continuation-in-part thereof insofar as common subject matter is involved. There are claimed herein broadly parasiticidai compositions based on aminobenzoates and specifically the metaand para-aminobenzoates.

We claim:

1. A parasiticidal composition containing as the sole fungicidal and insecticidal agent a compound of the formula 1 000 Cu N:-R

wherein R is an acyl group and a carrier therefor.

2. A parasiticidal composition containing as the sole fungicidal and insecticidal agent a compound of the formula the sole fungicidal and insecticidal agent a metal salt of an N-acylated amino acid selected from meta-aminobenzoic acid and para-aminobenzoic acid and a carrier therefor.

6. A parasiticidal composition containing as the sole fungicidal and insecticidal agent the copper salt of an N-acylated amino acid selected from meta-aminobenzoic acid and para-aminobenzoic acid and a carrier therefor.

W E CRAIG. 

